A Fragile Cease-Fire Deal in Gaza
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What led to the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas?
Yesterday, after more than a year of devastating war in Gaza, a ceasefire was announced between Israel and Hamas. News of the deal prompted celebrations in the rubble-filled streets of Gaza and relief in Israel. But the ceasefire isn't a done deal yet. The agreement was announced by Hamas and by U.S., Qatari, and Egyptian negotiators. But Israel hasn't officially approved it. Israeli officials delayed a vote on the deal. And Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Hamas of reneging on parts of the agreement. A Hamas official told a news outlet that Netanyahu's accusation was, quote, baseless. The drama underscored how tenuous this historic deal is. So we seem to have an agreement for a ceasefire, but do you think we really have an end to this war?
That's a really good question. We have a pathway to the end to the war. That's what I would say. We have some sort of kind of ladder to pull us out of all of the mud that we're in at the moment, but we need to see if the players will decide to go through with it.
Welcome to The Journal, our show about money, business, and power. I'm Ryan Knudson. It's Thursday, January 16th. Coming up on the show, a fragile ceasefire deal in Gaza.
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The planned deal between Israel and Hamas is set to go into effect on Sunday. It would proceed in three phases. The first phase is a temporary ceasefire. As part of this phase, 33 Israeli hostages will be exchanged for a number of Palestinian prisoners. During phase two, there will be a negotiation about a permanent end to the war and the release of any remaining living hostages.
What are the phases of the ceasefire agreement?
The third phase focuses on rebuilding Gaza.
This deal has a lot of details, a lot of stumbling stones that the sides are going to reach pretty quickly. Not everything has been already worked out.
That's our colleague Anat Pellid, who's based in Tel Aviv. She's been covering the negotiations. How many hostages are left, and what do we know about the hostages that they say that'll be released?
Yeah, so we have 94 hostages who were taken on October 7th who remain in Gaza, including over 30 that have been confirmed dead by Israel based on intelligence. We also have another four hostages from before October 7th included in Israel's count, and they're negotiating over them as well. So we have 98 total hostages.
How many hostages are involved in the ceasefire negotiations?
And so just to understand, there are 98 total hostages and roughly 30 of them are dead.
Over 30 at least. We understand that that number is higher. Privately, Israeli and American officials believe that this number is much higher. But we're going to see a group of 33 hostages under the humanitarian category. So kind of the most vulnerable people. You know, we have injured elderly women and dead bodies. And so they're going to be coming out after 15 months of captivity.
And is Israel going to release any Palestinian prisoners?
Israel is going to release Palestinian prisoners. It has thousands of Palestinian prisoners in its prisons. It also detained thousands of prisoners from Gaza throughout the war and in the attack into Israel on October 7.
And what about stage two, which sounds like possibly the most difficult stage, which is actually negotiating a permanent end to the war rather than just the temporary one?
Yeah, stage two is going to be super tricky. So for many months, we've had a big problem. And that is that Israel has wanted to free its hostages, but has not wanted to end the war. And Hamas has said, we will not free the hostages unless you commit to ending the war. So An end to the fighting, a permanent ceasefire has been a huge barrier in these negotiations.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What led to the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas?
0:07–2:52
2
What are the phases of the ceasefire agreement?
2:52–3:35
3
How many hostages are involved in the ceasefire negotiations?
3:35–5:23
4
What challenges exist in reaching a permanent end to the war?
5:23–7:03
5
How is the ceasefire perceived in Israel?
7:03–10:18
6
What is the reaction in Gaza following the announcement?
10:18–12:23
7
What factors contributed to the timing of the ceasefire deal?
12:23–15:39